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pretypify

[ pree-tip-uh-fahy ]
/ priˈtɪp əˌfaɪ /
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verb (used with object), pre·typ·i·fied, pre·typ·i·fy·ing.
to foreshadow or prefigure the type of: The father's personality pretypified his son's.
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Origin of pretypify

First recorded in 1650–60; pre- + typify
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